Red Sox beat Royals 3-1 behind Willson Contreras' homer and Sonny Gray's strong outing

— Willson Contreras hit his team-leading 10th homer and Sonny Gray outdueled Seth Lugo as the Boston Red Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Monday night.
May 18, 2026, 09:51 pm - AP
BOS
KC
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S. Gray
win

S. Gray5-1

6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB
S. Lugo
loss

S. Lugo1-4

6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
A. Chapman
save

A. Chapman11

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BOSKC
6thContreras homered to left center (435 feet), Gasper scored.20
7thDuran hit sacrifice fly to left, Wong scored.30
7thCaglianone doubled to right, Jensen scored.31
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